{"id":11418,"date":"2019-06-10T09:55:10","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T13:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/showtime-inks-overall-deal-billions-eps\/"},"modified":"2019-06-10T11:16:03","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T15:16:03","slug":"showtime-inks-overall-deal-with-billions-eps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/showtime-inks-overall-deal-with-billions-eps\/","title":{"rendered":"Showtime Inks Overall Deal with Billions EPs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Showtime has signed executive producers and writers Brian Koppelman and David Levien to an overall deal, under which they will continue to serve as showrunners of the hit drama series <em>Billions<\/em> while also developing new projects exclusively for the network.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past two decades, Koppelman and Levien have partnered on projects across both film and television. Their credits include <em>Rounders<\/em>, <em>Ocean&#8217;s Thirteen<\/em>, <em>Solitary Man<\/em>, <em>The Illusionist<\/em>, <em>Runaway Jury<\/em>, <em>Tilt<\/em>, ESPN&#8217;s <em>30 for 30<\/em> (<em>This Is What They Want<\/em>), <em>I Smile Back<\/em>, <em>The Girlfriend Experience<\/em> and <em>I Am Not Your Guru<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrian and David are uniquely talented creators and producers, with the ability to deliver dynamic, meaningful drama week after week that not only taps into the zeitgeist, but also redefines it,\u201d said Jana Winograde, co-president of entertainment at Showtime Networks. \u201cThey are both wildly imaginative and able to tell stories that are emotionally grounded\u2014a truly compelling combination. We look forward to enjoying future seasons of <em>Billions<\/em>, as well as seeing what other exciting series will emerge from their incisive minds.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Showtime has signed executive producers and writers Brian Koppelman and David Levien to an overall deal, under which they will continue to serve as showrunners of the hit drama series Billions while also developing new projects exclusively for the network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":11419,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[164,166],"class_list":["post-11418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-billions","tag-showtime","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Showtime Inks Overall Deal with Billions EPs - 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